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washed up contractor replied

23 February 2018, 20:31
Originally posted by 1 Jack Kada View Post

I ve used transferwise and its not bad.

Nice front end, good rates, but fees a little more then they should be

Has anyone used Oanda Fxcm or one of the other brokers?

If we were transferring 1000 or ten thousand or even a hundred grand from gbp to usd or gbp to eur which one would you choose?

Not sure where the fees being a little more than they should be comes from. Been using Transferwise for about 4 years now and always found them cheaper than any other 'reputable' brokerage. Transferwise for me everytime.
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LondonPM1 replied

22 February 2018, 16:56
Transferwise comes out trumps on top of Oanda and FXCM even on large figures...

So I ll stick with that - Hope it helps future people
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clearedforlanding replied

22 February 2018, 15:38
Originally posted by Antman View Post

Anybody with tips for moving Brazilian Reais to GBP?

Buy property round the US embassy, get paid in US dollars. Struggled for a long time to find a solution for my big sis who is the CEO of a large company there.
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Antman replied

22 February 2018, 12:09
Anybody with tips for moving Brazilian Reais to GBP?
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BR14 replied

22 February 2018, 10:00
I use https://www.torfx.com
cheap, fast, reliable.
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Eirikur replied

22 February 2018, 08:44
I always use transfer wise, but here's a link for you https://www.nerdwallet.com/blog/bank...ternationally/
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jmo21 replied

21 February 2018, 23:22
Revolut is a good option for small-ish amounts
https://www.revolut.com/faq#are-there-any-charges

"Currency exchange transactions (Currency exchange and cross-currency card purchases, withdrawals, and bank transfers)
Live market rate* with no fees, up to £5,000/ €6,000/ Fr6,000/ 20,000zl (or currency equivalent) per month. A 0.5% fee applies thereafter**"
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LondonPM1 started a topic Moving money abroad - Transferwise / Oanda etc

21 February 2018, 21:09
Moving money abroad - Transferwise / Oanda etc

I ve used transferwise and its not bad.

Nice front end, good rates, but fees a little more then they should be

Has anyone used Oanda Fxcm or one of the other brokers?

If we were transferring 1000 or ten thousand or even a hundred grand from gbp to usd or gbp to eur which one would you choose?
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